Convair 990 N5603
8 August 1970 · Acapulco, Mexico · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1970 at about 00:02 local time, a Convair 990 registered N5603, operated by Modern Air Transport, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Acapulco, Mexico. 8 people were on board and 8 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Acapulco, Mexico
- Nearest airport
- Acapulco
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 990
- Registration
- N5603
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Modern Air Transport, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- New York, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0051
People
8 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVTOF MEXICO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 990 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 1969 | Convair 990A | Miami, Florida, United States | Modern Air Transport, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1969 | Convair 990 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1973 | Convair 990 | Agana, Other-U.s.territories&Posses. | California Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1966 | Convair 990 | Ft Worth Texas, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-31 | San Lucas, Mexico | Nystrom Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-20 | Nogales, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1970 | Cessna 175 | Chihuahua, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Los Moachis, Mexico | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Sonora, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1970 | Mooney M20E | Chihuahua, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |